AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives, provided that the pharmacist has completed a training program approved by the state board of pharmacy.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2021
Last action Apr 8, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2021
How they voted
63–4
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 72
Mar 9, 2021
D
Democratic62
91% Yea
R
Republican10
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
04/08/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
03/09/2021 House read and passed
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/25/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 23, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 9, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 29, 2021
Introduced
01/29/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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